apt query concerning unstable security.debian.org entry

f0rmula · 12-03-2004, 01:35 PM

I've just installed debian from using netinstall, and I'm trying to upgrade it to the "unstable" distro. I've changed all the mirror.ox.ac.uk entries (using gnome-apt) swapping the word "testing" over to "unstable" but got this error in reference to the security.debian.org apt server. I'm sure its just a matter of finding the right string to access the approapriate section of the server, but i'm not sure what it would be. Any ideas?

Thanks..

James

Code:

HansenJ:/home/james# apt-get update
Get:1 http://mirror.ox.ac.uk unstable/main Packages [3349kB]
Err http://security.debian.org unstable/updates/main Packages
  404 Not Found
Ign http://security.debian.org unstable/updates/main Release
Get:2 http://mirror.ox.ac.uk unstable/main Release [82B]
Get:3 http://mirror.ox.ac.uk unstable/main Sources [1326kB]
Get:4 http://mirror.ox.ac.uk unstable/main Release [84B]
Fetched 4675kB in 30s (153kB/s)
Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/uns...86/Packages.gz  404 Not Found
Reading Package Lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
HansenJ:/home/james# xf86cfg

sigsegv · 12-03-2004, 01:54 PM

security is just for stable. Unstable and Testing branches don't have a repository on stable as the package is just overwritten in the unstable and testing repository.

f0rmula · 12-03-2004, 02:01 PM

Ahh.. Ok.. Cheers for the speedy reply..

So I guess I just remove that repository then

Thanks again..

James